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UN names Pekka Haavisto personal envoy for Sudan as Darfur displacement and humanitarian needs mount
Summary
The UN announced Pekka Haavisto as its new personal envoy for Sudan; the briefing also described escalating violence in Darfur, a mass displacement to Tawela now hosting over 715,000 people, and urgent water, sanitation and funding shortfalls.
The United Nations announced the appointment of Pekka Haavisto of Finland as its new personal envoy for Sudan, succeeding Ramtam LaMamra of Algeria, and summarized a sharply deteriorating humanitarian situation in Darfur that UN officials said requires urgent funding and access.
At the briefing, the UN reported continued escalation in parts of North Darfur and drone attacks in North Kordofan, and said attacks on areas near the Chad border have pushed civilians…
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